The backlash noted in the newspaper clipping above was expected in the
South because the law represented:

The backlash was expected in the South because the law represented a reduction in the states' rights.
The legislation was created to prohibit the discriminatory voting practices that was adopted in southern states after the Civil War.
Hence, the backlash was expected in the South because the law represented a reduction in the states' rights.
Therefore, the Option D is correct.
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